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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1940
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star presents its classifieds policy including rates two cents per word minimum 25 cents and a 9 PM deadline for display ads. Transient rates 45 cents per inch and contract rates available. associated press rights noted. Subscription prices include yearly, six months, three months and monthly terms.
A religious meditation from December 28 1940 frames courage through biblical scripture. The message urges readers not to fear as God accompanies them in struggle against enemies.
President Roosevelt drafts a message for the Seventy-seventh Congress to outline policy on aid to Britain and defense readiness. It signals a major national debate on staying out of war while opposing Hitler and other dictators, with the nation already on a war footing and the degree of involvement at stake.
The piece warns that a looming ASCAP settlement dispute with broadcasters could cut access to over a million tunes. It notes ASCAP seeks about 74 percent of broadcasters revenue, risking foreign offerings and harming American composers and publishers amid a 1934 consent decree negotiations.
Census figures show American family size fell from 4.9 in 1890 to 3.8 in 1940. Urbanization industrialization crowded living and insecurity are cited as factors, with sociologists noting social changes drive the trend.
The Court with Justices Stone Reed and five Roosevelt appointees held federal authority extends to regulating electric power from streams long considered state domain. The Appalachian Power Company dam on the New River in Virginia falls under Federal Power Commission regulation, with possible government ownership after fifty years. Justice Roberts dissented, noting Congress can create navigability by improvement. The decision echoes Gibbons v Ogden on commerce including navigation.
The Washington Post quotes King George VI urging that war, while sorrowful, spurs unity and mutual aid. He praises a rising spirit of fellowship across Britain amid the blitz and calls for preserving this shared purpose after peace returns. He notes dangers of losing such spirit once danger passes.
Mr and Mrs J A Hotinger welcome a daughter. The brief notice confirms the birth and adds no further details.
In Washington this week Al Smith declines an invitation from President Roosevelt to dine. In an all day clash Ethiopians using primitive weapons repel Italian thrusts and keep control of southern cities. Misses Marian and Louise Martin host a buffet at their White Post home before the V. P. I. dance.
Ten years ago, over 300 Christmas dinners were served to needy residents at Salvation Army expense. Mrs. William Henry Cox, 71, longtime Clarke county figure, died in Millwood. The fiscal year end report shows the state collected 11 million dollars in gasoline taxes.
Twenty five years ago Miss Julia Clowe wed Benjamin F. Davis in Braddock Street Methodist Church with Rev. W O Talbert officiating. The British cabinet weighs conscription as the empire faces its gravest crisis. South Carolina and Virginia move toward prohibition by year end, swelling dry states to nineteen. Joe Athey, B and O crossing watchman at Piccadilly and Kent, is injured when struck by a car driven by D W Mellwee.
The article discusses a wartime heart condition seen in recruits called disordered action of the heart. It notes English studies and Lord Horder's committee proposing exercise tolerance tests to detect and reject those with nervous heart action before induction. An editorial Q&A and Dr Clendening pamphlets follow.
Reader questions answered by The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau. Helium lift 1860 cubic feet for 120 pounds. 56 percent of US infants fed on mothers milk. 1,410,000 German war prisoners. Hell, Norway. Cloth from skim milk via casein and rayon-like process. First televised baseball game May 17, 1939 at Baker Bowl. Creed of King George V emphasizes obedience, good losing. Major eye errors: near, far, astigmatism, double vision. Numbers game origins. mahatma meaning. sweetheart of the AEF Elsie Janis. Largest US Christmas party in Winston-Salem. 23 states have towns named Lincoln. Ruth Law, first woman stunt flyer. Woolworth 792 ft, Empire State 1250 ft. 3080 counties in US. Enterprise Alabama monument to boll weevil shift to diversified crops.
A set of seven quiz prompts covering astronomy about planetary transits, buoyancy of logs, flag washing rules, Civil Service Act name, New England state capitals before 1900, atomic versus molecular size, and sports star Davey O’Brien’s sport.
A note warns against misquoting or awkward phrasing in biographical text. It cautions writers not to label an autobiography with misleading terms and to avoid awkward capitalizations and premature conclusions in life story narration.
Nancy Deane serves as secretary to Cary Essex II while family tensions rise over a grandson's genealogical project. The captain opens sea chests revealing missing items from Cary's father and Aunt Athleta Alexia plotting to burn contents. A safe hidden by Essex becomes key to preserving papers as Nancy encounters a confrontational Proctor Rand in the village.
Kaye helps Mrs. Carll and neighbors despite hardships as Johnny faces trouble with his father. The group discusses support, sharing what they have and avoiding escalation while planning work on Granddad's grove and wood lot.
Tillamook fire captain quits worrying after his dog Duke alerts him to bells when alarms are faint Duke, a black Cocker Spaniel, bounds to the door as a church bell rings but does not react to the fire alarm in wind.
DOWELLS Md Dec 28 Six Negro children aged 2 to 12 and their grandfather died in a fire that destroyed their home near Solomon's Island. Le Roy Bean father of the family suffered burns rescuing his 14 month old son from the blaze.
From Grants Pass Oregon a storm troubled telephone line sent word to Klamath Falls friends of Miss Margaret Gentry. They sent wreaths and traveled 110 miles in sorrow only to learn she was to be married with laughter.
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